J. W. Nails
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- Aug 5, 1894The Murder in the Bunkhouse North of AuburnA young Japanese labor contractor was beaten and killed as he slept in a cabin on J.W. Nails's farm; a roommate was jailed while blood trails, a loaded musket and an opium pipe deepened the mystery.Auburn, WA
- Aug 23, 1894The Murder Foretold: Three Japanese Laborers Held Without BailA witness testifies that one suspect predicted the killing hours in advance, and a bloody butcher knife is found in a kitchen wall. Three Japanese men are ordered held without bail for the murder of a Japanese boss near Christopher.Auburn, WA